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Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD

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Specializes in: Hematology (Blood Disorders)

New York University (NYU) School of Medicine (1973 - 1977)

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 684-5350

Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD is a hematologist in Durham, NC specializing in hematology (blood disorders). She graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine in 1977 and has 49 years of experience. Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD is affiliated with Duke Health and DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC.

Office Locations

2100 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710

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Duke Health

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 684-5350

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In The News

“This is a large population, whose care we have really studied very little," says Marilyn Telen, who directs the joint Duke-University of North Carolina sickle cell clinic in Durham, N.C. Adds...”—"Orphans of managed care", Salon, December 1999

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD treated as a hematologist in Durham, NC during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	110
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	26
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	19
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	70

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	28
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	57

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	15
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	12
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	58

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	23
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	23
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	54

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	13
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	24
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	43
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	46
Dementia	21
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	25
Dementia	19
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD treated as a hematologist in Durham, NC were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	68
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	105
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	41
85 and over	12
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	61

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Cancer	16
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine in 1977. She completed residency at SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Med, Internal Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: New York University (NYU) School of Medicine (1977)

Residency: SUNY, University at Buffalo Affiliated Hospitals (1980)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Med, Internal Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Choice PPO, TRICARE Prime Remote, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Alliance Health (*Beginning January 2026), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Duke Employee Plans, Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS), Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II, Duke Advantage (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO), Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only), Duke Options (*Beginning January 2026), Duke Basic, Duke USA (*Beginning January 2026), Ambetter, Experience Health, Aetna Select HMO, Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO, Vaya Health (*Beginning January 2026), Healthy Blue, Trillium (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option, All Savers Fully Insured, Blue Value (*Duke Health Lake Norman and Kernodle Clinics only), First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP), Aetna/CVS Health, Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice, Partners (*Beginning January 2026), Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan, Duke Select, Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Choice PPO

TRICARE Prime Remote

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Alliance Health (*Beginning January 2026)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Duke Employee Plans

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)

Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II

Duke Advantage (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)

Blue Advantage (*Available in select counties only)

Duke Options (*Beginning January 2026)

Duke Basic

Duke USA (*Beginning January 2026)

Ambetter

Experience Health

Aetna Select HMO

Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO

Vaya Health (*Beginning January 2026)

Healthy Blue

Trillium (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option

All Savers Fully Insured

Blue Value (*Duke Health Lake Norman and Kernodle Clinics only)

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)

Aetna/CVS Health

Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice

Partners (*Beginning January 2026)

Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan

Duke Select

Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$54,080 Non-Covered Product $17,125	NonCovered Product $1,859	$35,096
CSL Behring	$8,201 $8,201
PFIZER INTERNATIONAL LLC	$7,902 $7,902
Biogen Idec Inc.	$7,463 TYSABRI $7,463
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$6,721 CRIZANLIZUMAB $6,721
Other	$87 Alphanate $51	$37

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$61,836
Travel and Lodging	$13,283
Honoraria	$7,215
Food and Beverage	$1,740
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$330
Other	$51

Research Payments

Dr. Marilyn Jo Telen, MD has received 96 research payments totaling $1,149,720.

Biography

Dr. Marilyn Telen is a specialist in adult hematology and pathology. Dr. Telen most likely takes Blue California, CIGNA Plans, and TRICARE, as well as other insurance carriers. Before performing her residency at Duke University Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Buffalo, and a hospital affiliated with SUNY, University at Buffalo, Dr. Telen attended New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. Dr. Telen (or staff) is conversant in French and Russian. She is professionally affiliated with Duke Health. Dr. Telen welcomes new patients at her office inDurham, NC as reported by Duke Health.